Sherman Oaks CES lost against Grant back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Sherman Oaks CES Knights wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-2 walloping at the hands of the Grant Lancers.
Brian Botts made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Grant's side, Carson Rinka made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Rinka was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Damian Gonzalez was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Sherman Oaks CES's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Grant, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season.
Sherman Oaks CES will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on East Valley at 2:30 p.m. on April 3rd. As for Grant, they will be playing at home against Poly at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Grant's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Poly's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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